Baccara, Mariagiovanna, Collard-Wexler, Allan, Felli, Leonardo and Yariv, Leeat (2014) Child adoption matching: preferences for gender and race. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 6 (3). pp. 133-158. ISSN 1945-7782
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Abstract
This paper uses a new dataset on child-adoption matching to estimate the preferences of potential adoptive parents over US-born and unborn children relinquished for adoption. We identify significant preferences favoring girls and against African American children put up for adoption. These attitudes vary in magnitudes across different adoptive parents—heterosexual, same-sex couples, and single women. We consider the effects of excluding single women and same-sex couples from the process, and find that this would substantially reduce the overall number of adopted children.
Item Type: | Article |
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Official URL: | https://www.aeaweb.org/ |
Additional Information: | © 2014 American Economic Association |
Divisions: | Economics STICERD Financial Markets Group |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
JEL classification: | C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory > C78 - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races; Non-labor Discrimination J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination |
Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2013 11:01 |
Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 06:16 |
Projects: | SES 0963583, 1158 |
Funders: | National Science Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46795 |
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